Display-stand



S. B. DYER.

DISPLAY STAND.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 913.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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wi/tmwoeo S. B. DYER.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6,1913.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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SIMPSON B. DYER, F TULIA, TEXAS.

' DISPLAYQSTAND.

Application filed May 6, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMPSON B. DYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tulia, in the county of Swisher and State and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a rack especially adapted to hold harness pads of the character indicated in such manner that the said pads are exhibited or exposed at their edge portions and at the same time the pads are accessible and may be readily removed from the rack. The parts of the rack are so assembled that the pads are supported or held in tiers and in actual practice the rack will contain when filled one gross of pads.

With the above object in view, the rack comprises a base mounted upon caster wheels and supporting a standard. Two sets of arms are journaled upon the standard and are held in spaced relation by means of connecting rods. A bottom plate is located upon the lowermost set of rods and it is upon this plate that the pads are piled.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rack. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the bottom of the same with parts broken away. Fig. A is a detailed sectional view of the intermediate portion of the top of the rack. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan of the intermediate portion of the top of the rack.

The rack comprises a base 1 which is mounted upon caster wheels 2. A standard 3 is mounted upon the base 1 and the said standard is preferably in the form of a pipe or hollow member. A nut 4 is screw threaded upon the upper portion of the standard 3 and a nut 5 is also screw threaded upon the upper portion of the said standard above the nut 4:. Arms 6 are journaled upon the upper portion of the standard 3 between the nuts 4 and 5 and the said arms are arranged in cruciform relation with respect to each other. At their outer ends, the arms 6 are provided with diverging branches 7. One of the arms 6 is provided with an olfset intermediate portion 8 which receives the other arms 6 and securing bolts 9 pass transversely through the overlapping portions of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1216.

Serial No. 765,911.

the said arms. Arms 10 are journaled for rotation upon the intermediate portion of the standard 3 and the said arms 10 are arranged 1n cruciform relation with respect to each other. The arms 10 are provided at their ends with diverging branches 11. If deslred, the arms 10 may be secured together by bolts similar to the bolts 9 hereinbefore described. Vertically disposed rods 12 connect the arms 6 at their ends with the ends of the arms 10 and vertically disposed rods 13 connect the ends of the branches 7 with the ends of the branches 11. All of the said rods 12 and 13 are parallel or approximately so. Bars 14 are secured to the ends of the arms 10 and are disposed at right angles with relation to the said arms. Bars 15 are secured to the ends of the branches l1 and are disposed in parallel relation to the bars 14. A bottom plate 16 lies upon the arms 10, the branches 11 and the bars 14 and 15 and serves as a support for the pads.

In practice, the pads are arranged in piles and these piles are positioned upon the plate 16 between the rods 12 and 13 so that the pads are arranged in tiers and an edge portion of each pad is exposed. In View of the fact that the arms 6 and 10 are rotatably mounted upon the standard 3, the support for the pad may be turned to bring any particular pile of pads in front of an observer.

The parts are so assembled that they may be readily disconnected for storage or transportation and when in knocked down condition, they occupy but small space. Therefore it will be seen that a rack of simple structure is provided especially adapted to be used for holding harness sweat pads. Furthermore, the rack is so constructed that any particular pad may be readily observed or inspected and any particular pad may be easily and quickly withdrawn from the pile of pads in which it may be located.

Having described the invention what is claimed is:

In a device of the kind described in combination, a flat bottom plate arranged to provide rectangular projecting portions at right angles to one another, a base, a rigid vertical standard secured at its lower end to said base, a pair of upstanding rods of equal length secured between the ends of and along the longitudinal edge of each of said rectangular projections, the upper end of said rigid rod being threaded, a nut secured upon said threaded portion, a pair of arms crossing each other at the upper end of said rigid rod, one of said arms having a central opening through Which the threaded portion projects, said mentioned arm resting upon said nut, the other arm being ofiset over the first arm, means engaging said rod to clamp the tWo arms together in crossed relation, each of said arms being provided at its outer end With diverging branch arms, a plurality of upright rods connecting said Where said branch arms begin to diverge therefrom, the branch arms being secured to the upstanding rods and extending entirely across said rectangular projections.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

SIMPSON B. DYER. Witnesses:

E. LEE DYE, FOSTER KLAUS.

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